Woven fabric



(Specimes.)

H. HARDWIGK.

WOVEN FABRIC.V

Patented Aug. 14, 1894.

Unirrsn STATES:

PATENT. Grimes.l

HARRY HARDWICIQOF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA."

wovEN FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,321, datedvAugust14, 1894.

Application iiled February 26,1892. Serial No. 422,836. (Specimens.)

` citizen of the United states, residing an Philadelphia, county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Woven Fabrics, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact de scription, reference beingl had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification. i

The specific object of my invention is to produce a substitute forcut-pile fabrics, and by my improvement cause the chenille weft toremain on the face on which it appears and be prevented from minglingwith the chenille on the other face.

In carrying out my invention, I use ka chenille weft for the threads ofboth faces, and between'the threads of the faces, a weft of some othermaterial, and, in weaving this fabric, change the chenille weft from oneface to the other the center or stuffer weft remaining always in thecenter, or between the plies, andthe warps which bind the face Weftspass around the center weft,the center or stuffer weft thus acting tohold the chenille weft of one face on that face, and prevents it 'frommingling with the chenille on the other face.

' In the drawings:-Figure 1 is an exaggerated section across the wefts,of a fabric ,embodying my invention, and showing the independent warpfor binding the wefts of the central plane of wefts. Fig. 2 is a like`view of the fabric shown in Fig. 1 but taken across the warps; and Fig.3 is a view similar to Fig. l, the independent binding Warps shown inFig. l being omitted, and the ordinary warps being dierently disposedwith relation to the three planes of wefts.

In the fabric shown in the drawings, the

chenille wefts are represented byA and B and the stuffer or center weftby C, A being a red chenillev weft, and B a white chen-ille weft. In thefigures, two changes are shown, in one place the red chenille being onthe face and white chenille B on the back, and at another place thewhite chenille weft B on the face and red chenille A on the back.

a and hare the Warps which bind the chenille firmly to the stuer weft.As maybe seen, the warp of one face passesrespectively over the chenilleweft on that face and white, by changing the wefts from one face to theother, patterns will be produced upon both faces at the same time, oneweft forniing the ground of the pattern, and the other weft forming theiigure."

In the fabric shown herein, the pattern would have a ground of one colorand a figure of another color; but'it will be evident that there maybetwo or more colors on either ground or figure by using two or morechenille wefts in the ground or ligure wefts and introducing these weftssuccessively, as in ordinary weaving; or either or both` chenille weftsmay be composed of many didere'nt colors.

By my construction of fabric, I am enabled to obtain a substitute for acut-pile fabric in an economical and satisfactory manner, and by theuseof the center or st uffer weft, bound as described, the chenille weft ofboth 'faces are held rmly and said weft caused to stand land kept in theface .where itis thrown and from mingling with chenille on theotherface. If desired, I can use warp in addition to the face warps tobind the center or staffer weft, so as to hold said weft more firmly andenable it to perform its` functions to better advantage, Thesewarps areshown, in Fig.

1, at c c.

Having now fully described my invention, I

what I claim, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

l. VA fabric composed of Warp threads and chenille figuring wefts in twoplanes and a stuffer weft between the twovchenille weft planes, the warpthreads passing from the two sides of the fabric inan opposite direcytion to and around said Studer weft.

2. A fabric composed 'of warp threads and chenille Wefts in two planes,and a center or dependent warp passing around the staffer stuffer weftof different material.

3. A fabric composed of Warp threads and chenille figuring Wefts in twoplanes, and a staffer weft between the two chenille weft.

planes, Jthe warp threads passing from the two sides of the fabric in anopposite direction to and around said stuffer-Weft, and inweft. to

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

HARRY I-IARDWICK.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. REED, FRANK S. BUssER.

